Saturday, April 27, 2013

how do we find the area of parallelograms, kites and trapezoids?

How Do We Find The Area of Parallelograms, Kites and Trapezoids?
 
 
Trapezoid
a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides
Area= (b1+b2)/2(h)
 
 
 
http://www.mathwarehouse.com/geometry/quadrilaterals/trapezoid/picture-of-trapezoid.gif
 
 
 
 
Kites
two pairs of consecutive congruent sides
Area= d1d2/2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


how do we identify solids?

How Do We Identify Solids?
 
Solid Geometry
The geometry of 3 dimensional space
-3 dimensions (3D)- width, depth, and height
 
 
 
 
http://www.gotoandplay.it/_articles/2004/07/3dCube/cube.gif



 
 
Properties
Solids have properties such as:
-volume (think of how much water it could hold)
- surface area (thinks of the area you would have to paint)
 
Two types of solids, "polyhedral", and "non-polyhedral"
 
Polyhedra
They must have flat faces
 
Prism
Has the same cross section all along it's length
 
 
 
Pyramids
 
 
 
 
Non- Polyhedra
Any surface that isn't flat
examples:
 
Sphere
 
 
 
 
 
 
Torus
 
 
 
 
Cylinders
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cone
 
 
 
Cross sections
The shape you get when cutting straight across an object
 
 
Surface Area
Area of the bases + lateral area (area of the sides)
 

 
 

How Do We Use Conjunctions and Disjunctions?
 
 
Conjunctions:
Hooking up words and phrases and clauses with AND.
- Has two statements connected by AND
 
 
Disjunctions:
Hooking up words and phrases and clauses with OR
- Has two statements connected by OR
 
 
Conditional:
The most frequently used statement in the construction or an argument or in the study of mathematics
       -Conditional- "if" (hypothesis), "then" (conclusion)
       - Inverse- Negate "if", "then"
       - Converse- switch "if", "then"
       - Contrapositive- Negate the converse 
How Do We Use Contrapositives?
 
Contrapositives:
Contra- prefix meaning "against" or "opposite"
you negate AND switch the hypothesis and conclusion (inverse and converse)
 
 
Examples:
  1. "If I study, then I'll pass geometry." = "If I don't pass geometry, then I didn't study."
     2.  "If I am tired. then I will go to sleep." = "If I don't go to sleep, then I am not tired."
 
The "if" and "then" don't change with the hypothesis and the conclusion.
   
     3. "If Lisa sells the house, than her income will not remain the same." = "If her income does stay the same, then Lisa won't sell the house."
    
    4. "If a number is divisible by six, than it is divisible by three." = "If a number isn't divisible three, then it isn't divisible by six."

Friday, March 8, 2013

how do we use circle equations to solve problems?

How Do We Use Circle Equations to Solve Problems?

What is the midpoint?
(5,2) and (-3,-4)                          -4+2=-2
5+-3=2                                         -2/2=-1
2/2=1                                           -1=y
1=x
m=(1,-1)

What is the distance from (1,-1) to (5,2)?
d= (5-1)^2+ (2+1)^2
d= 16+9
d= 25
d=5



Friday, January 18, 2013

how do we define circles?

How Do We Define Circles?

Circle
A circle is the set of all points in a plane at given distance froma given point.



http://www.math.com/school/subject3/lessons/S3U1L6GL.html




-Given distance is the radius
- point is called the center

Chord
A line segment that connects two points on a circle 


http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Geometry/Chapter_7


Diameter
A line segment through the center with endpoints on the circle




http://openhighschoolcourses.org/mod/book/view.php?id=258&chapterid=500




Tangent
A line that touches a circle in exactly one point.



http://www.icoachmath.com/math_dictionary/Common_External_Tangent.html



-Congruent circles have the same radius
-Concentric circles have the same center

Semicircle
half a circle= 180 degrees

Minor Arch- less than 180 degrees
Major Arch- more than 180 degrees














what are the special parallelograms?



What Are The Special Parallelograms?
Rhombus
A parallelogram with four congruent sides.
http://math.tutorvista.com/geometry/quadrilaterals.html




In the example above, the diagonals bisect the angles and they also bisect each other.


Rectangle
Parallelogram with four congruent angles or an "equiangular parallelogram."


http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/~dwiggins/conj28.html

The diagonals of a rectangle are congruent and they bisect each other.

Equilateral Rectangle
Equiangular rhombus



http://quizlet.com/6547298/geometry-terms-cfh-flash-cards/


Diagonals are congruent, perpendicular and they bisect each other.